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BAKING & PASTRY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
An Education That Delivers
Whether you're changing careers, diversifying your skills, or just starting out, the CIA's Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate Program can help you achieve your personal and professional goals.
Here's how:
- You'll benefit from the same commitment to quality education as in the CIA's acclaimed degree programs.
- For 27 of the program's 30 weeks, you'll be in the bakeshop, practicing the full range of techniques, recipes, and production methods you need for success.
- Your creativity will blossom under the guidance of the program's expert, experienced faculty in a supportive, interactive learning environment.
- You'll make incredible connections with your instructors, CIA alumni, and the Napa Valley chef community that will guide you throughout your career.
- In just 30 weeks, you'll be out in the job market with the CIA name on your résumé and our industry reputation for excellence opening doors for you.
Classes That Bring You to the Next Level
The hands-on learning and in-depth knowledge you'll receive from the CIA's Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate Program will raise the bar on your career possibilities. You'll walk away with so many new skills—with so much more insight on baking concepts and techniques, weights and measures, equipment usage, baking terminology, and ingredient functions—you'll wonder how you ever did without them all.
From the basics of baking and pastry to understanding baking science and math to the fine art of pâtisserie, the innovative courses in the certificate program go into amazing depth about the things you need to know to succeed. You'll interact one-on-one with your instructor, you'll share ideas and strategies with your classmates, and best of all you'll prepare, serve, and eat their creations as well as your own. It's all very practical and interactive; you will not only soak up an incredible amount of knowledge, you'll have fun doing it!